Hard knots above sock line on leg, and cervical disc pain

by Ken Renmark
(Richmond, VA)

I wear footies in the summer, but in the winter change to socks.

I'm a 45 year old male who used to workout constantly up until three years ago.

The doctor discovered I have a slipped disc in my neck. Therefore, I stopped working out. There's also a lot of pain that seems to originate from the center of my spine and goes to my ribs on my right side.

The question I have that's on my mind a lot is...I used to get swollen ankles in the summer whenever I wore footies.

The winter is here now, and I get these huge knots about my sock line. There's some pain from the knots, but not a lot.

The knots appear to be on my actual bone.

I've gained weight over the past three years, I'm 5'10" and weigh 181 lbs. My weight has never been this high..I'm dying to start working out.

I want to lose twenty pounds, and I just need a workout regimen that's not going to injure my neck, or back.